Chords for Simon & Garfunkel - Why Don't You Write Me

Tempo:
116.9 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Ab

Bb

F

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Simon & Garfunkel - Why Don't You Write Me chords
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[Eb]
[Ab]
[Eb]
Why don't you write me?
I'm out in the jungle, [F] I'm hungry to hear you.
[Bb] Send me a card, I am waiting so hard to [Cm] hear you.
[Gm]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] Why don't you die?
Something is wrong and I know [F] I've got to be there.
[Bb] Maybe I'm lost but I can't make the cost of [Cm] the [Gm] airfare.
[Eb]
[Ab] Why
[Bb] [D]
[Eb]
[Ab] [Eb]
don't you write me a letter?
Would write in [F] my loneliest evening.
[Bb] Better today if it's only to say that [Cm] you're leaving me.
[Gm] [Eb]
[Ab]
[Ebm] [Eb]
[Ab]
[Eb] But
[Ab] they won't listen, they're so cold and I wish they would come [Eb] today.
Guess I'll put the key in the [Ab] safe cause they ain't no friends.
[Eb] Broke me a heart [Ab] from the highest key.
Why don't [Eb] you write
[Ab] me?
[Ab] [Eb]
[Ab]
[Eb]
[Ab]
[Db] [Ab] [Gb] [Eb]
[Ab]
Key:  
Eb
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Ab
134211114
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Cm
13421113
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
Bb
12341111
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Simon & Garfunkel - Why Dont You Write Me chords, practice playing Eb, Ab, Eb, Ab and Ab in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 58 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 117. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: E Major.

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[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Why don't you write me?
I'm out in the jungle, [F] I'm hungry to hear you. _ _ _
[Bb] Send me a card, I am waiting so hard to [Cm] hear you.
[Gm] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] Why don't you die?
_ Something is wrong and I know [F] I've got to be there. _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] Maybe I'm lost but I can't make the cost of [Cm] the _ _ [Gm] airfare.
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ Why _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
don't you write me a letter?
Would write in [F] my loneliest evening. _ _ _
[Bb] Better today if it's only to say that [Cm] you're leaving me.
[Gm] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] But _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] they won't listen, they're so cold and I wish they would come [Eb] today.
Guess I'll put the key in the [Ab] safe cause they ain't no friends.
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ Broke me a heart _ [Ab] from the highest _ key.
Why don't [Eb] you write _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ me? _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ [Ab] _ _ [Gb] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _

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